diff --git a/exec/newslink.js b/exec/newslink.js
index 2bb9f36f452da57c3eb4d578a2a093672b61e9c7..c5452d1c77b0efbde2ee72c7066e2b4d5a6dd5d0 100644
--- a/exec/newslink.js
+++ b/exec/newslink.js
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ for(i in area) {
 						fname=attachment_dir + fname;
 
 						file=new File(fname);
-						file.uuencoded=true;
+						file.uue=true;
 						if(file.open("w+b"))
 							printf("Receiving/decoding attachment: %s\r\n",file.name);
 						else